leave out

phrasal verb

left out; leaving out; leaves out

: to not include or mention (someone or something)

The movie leaves a lot out of the story.

Did everyone get a piece of cake? I don't want to leave anyone out.

They always leave her out of the conversation.

Examples of leave out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the controls were narrowly confined to largely low-tech goods, leaving out advanced technologies that could be used by police and leading at times to puzzling priorities. —Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025

Much of this arises from the novel, though Shelley must have left out the part where the Creature kills several sailors with his bare hands and gets blunderbussed off the side of the ship, seemingly to his death. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025

So technically, there’s a year of eligibility left out there. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025

If your butter softens before baking—whether the dough is overhandled or left out too long—the layers will lack the steam needed for the right height and texture. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for leave out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout